Stalemate

She broke off, overwhelmed again by her loss, it was unimaginable what Maxixe just confessed and hard to wrap her brain around it.

Time lost with her sister could never be regained. 

Maxixe should have told her this from the beginning.

What might seem like days passing in his world was actually the equivalent of years passing in the human world.

Her hand itched to strike out at the cause of her sorrow. 

Kaoma gave in to the need and delighted in the sound she felt the urge to do it again.

Maxixe caught her hand this time before she could slap him a second time. "Enough!"

"Never!" her fury ignited. "I can never hurt you enough for what you've done. And as soon as I get my hands on some metal, I'm going to relish stabbing you multiple times with it, you lying bastard and then I'm going to leave once and for all!"